HST Data Handbook for COS

Chapter 5:
COS Data Analysis

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5.1 Data Reduction and Analysis Applications
    5.1.1 COS-Specific STSDAS Tasks
    5.1.2 FITS Table Tasks
    5.1.3 General Spectral Display and Analysis Tasks
5.2 Evaluating Target Acquisitions and Guiding
    5.2.1 Types of Target Acquisitions
   ACQ/SEARCH
   Undispersed Light (Imaging) Acquisitions (ACQ/IMAGE)
   Dispersed-Light Acquisitions (ACQ/PEAKD and ACQ/PEAKXD)
    5.2.2 Guiding Errors for Single-Guide-Star Mode
5.3 Working with Extracted Spectra
    5.3.1 Working With x1d Files in IDL
    5.3.2 Working With x1d Files in IRAF/PyRAF
    5.3.3 Redoing Spectral Extraction
    5.3.4 Splicing Extracted Spectra
5.4 Working with TIME-TAG Data
    5.4.1 Displaying TIME-TAG Data in DS9
    5.4.2 Manipulating TIME-TAG Data for Variability